Where does “mehari” come from?
mehari (English) comes from Arabic مَهَارٍ, from Arabic مَهَرَ, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas- — to see; to look.
mehari (English): A type of fast-running dromedary camel, which can...
Definitions
- A type of fast-running dromedary camel, which can...
Ancestry of “mehari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مَهَارٍ | a mehari camel or dromedary |
| 2 | Arabic | مَهَرَ | to contract, to give a dowry; to be deft or... |
| 3 | Arabic | ه | him, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ |
| 4 | Arabic | كَهْرَبَاء | electricity |
| 5 | Persian | کهربا | amber |
| 6 | Persian | کاه | chaff; straw; hay |
| 7 | Persian | کاستن | to decrease |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |